Imo, Katsina, 5 other states where 79 Nigerians were killed in last seven days

• Insecurity in Nigeria has taken a different turn in the last week as there were records of terror attacks killing 79 people
• The terror attacks across seven states in the country cut across the northern and southern regions of the country
• The casualties in the last week included the soldiers and operatives of the Nigerian police killed in Borno state

List of Nigerians who died in one week in terror attacks
Photo Credit: @DefenceInfoNG, @PoliceNGSource: Twitter34 people killed in KatsinaEight soldiers, 2 police killed in BornoTwo people killed in Kebbi20 died in ImoTwo villagers killed in Kaduna11 killed in JigawaGovernor Makinde speaks on insecurity in Oyo

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